Clarion University designates all-gender restrooms

Clarion University has designated all-gender restrooms in 11 buildings on the Clarion campus and in one building on the Venango campus.
The facilities department identified buildings that had one-stall restroom facilities
and converted those to all-gender restrooms.

The cost was minimal for those conversions; only locks and signs needed to be added,
according to Amy Salsgiver, interim director of social equity.

"We started looking at all-gender facilities prior to the Obama administration's call
for it to happen," Salsgiver said. "We saw a need on our campus, and we decided to
address it prior to any guidance or mandate by federal or state law."

"Clarion University continues to be a leader in offering a campus climate that is
a place where all students and employees can be successful," said President Karen
Whitney. "This effort is one more example of Courageous, Confident, Caring Clarion."

Other all-gender facilities will be added as buildings are scheduled to be renovated.

Salsgiver noted that the all-gender restrooms are not specific to transgender people.
She said they are an option for anyone wanting privacy or for a parent with a child.